[hider=Roland K. Royce]
[hr][color=#9fc2d9]T H E  M A N  O U T  O F  T I M E[/color][hr][center][img]https://i.lensdump.com/i/Aospqo.png[/img]

[color=#9fc2d9]► 7 6 1 3 4 7 9[/color]  |  [color=#9fc2d9]R O L A N D  K .  R O Y C E[/color][/center][hr][color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  A L I A S[/sub][/color][indent][indent]Ray Kirsch  |  Agent K  |  Marlboro Man[/indent][/indent]
[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  G E N D E R[/sub][/color][indent][indent]Male[/indent][/indent]
[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  A G E[/sub][/color][indent][indent]35[/indent][/indent]
[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  B L O O D  T Y P E[/sub][/color][indent][indent]AB-[/indent][/indent]
[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  H E I G H T  /  W E I G H T[/sub][/color][indent][indent]6'02" (188 cm) | 178 lbs. (81 kg)[/indent][/indent]
[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  O C C U P A T I O N[/sub][/color][indent][indent]Field Agent (The Agency)[/indent][/indent]
[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  D O O M  C O U N T E R  R E A D I N G[/sub][/color][indent][indent]92 Days : 15 Hours : 37 Minutes : 14 Seconds[/indent][/indent][hr]
[right][color=#9fc2d9]P E R S O N A L I T Y ◄[/color]

[color=#9fc2d9]"I never imagined myself as an angry man. Guess it's just one of those things."[/color][/right]
Roland is a man predominantly driven by a deep-seated anger and a profound sense of resentment, primarily toward criminals but also the state of the world at large. Having lost friends and loved ones as a result of either rampant crime or the dreaded DOOM counter, Roland has grown jaded and bitter over the years; becoming even somewhat of a misanthrope. He takes an old-fashioned, cavalier approach to law enforcement, coming dangerously close to muddying the line between lawman and criminal. He is blunt and direct when it comes to confronting criminal suspects. He'll ask questions, but if he doesn't like your answers, he'll most likely shoot you.

Despite an apparent, underlying anger, Roland hides it well beneath an effortlessly cool and confident demeanor. He has a matter-of-fact way of speaking and is typically level-headed even under pressure or in the line of fire. He can usually be seen wearing either a scowl or a sly smile on his face. He will occasionally throw in a sardonic joke or remark here and there when speaking. He speaks with a measured, Southern drawl that can come off as being very unusual to the average citizen of New Babel, having never heard of such an accent before. His Western-style attire—namely his signature Stetson—also sets off a similar reaction in people. Some refer to Roland as the "Marlboro Man" after a historic piece of advertisement that can been seen in old magazines.

Despite being an Agent of the state, Roland seems to hold little to no loyalty to the Ministry itself. He even goes as far as to question the legitimacy of their existence. To him, it seems the Agency holds the real power as they are the ones who uphold the laws and doles out the punishment. Even if the higher-ups in the Agency all have DOOM Counters, it could easily just be a front. However, Roland is sensible enough to keep these thoughts to himself for questioning the Ministry is a crime in and of itself.

[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  O C E A N[/sub][/color]
In the Big Five personality test, Roland scored 35% in Openness, 65% in Conscientiousness, 54% in Extraversion, 31% in Agreeableness, and 40% in Neuroticism.

[color=#9fc2d9][sub]►  M B T I[/sub][/color]
In the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Roland tested ESTP-A. He leans 53% Extroverted, 79% Observant, 85% Thinking, 51% Prospecting, and 88% Assertive.

[right][color=#9fc2d9]S U M M A R Y ◄[/color]

[color=#9fc2d9]"If you make me draw, I'll put you down."[/color][/right]
Roland arrived at New Babel at the age of 18 and quickly took up part-time jobs in construction and at a cybernetics manufacturing plant. Like with every new arrival of the city, Roland had no one and had to learn to depend on himself for survival. He quickly left the public housing unit he was assigned to and got a small apartment complex in one of the industrial sectors of the city. Despite his short time there, Roland's natural charms made him a number of friends and associates at the public housing unit, all of whom he would lose contact with over the years.

His first real friend, who Roland met at his construction job, was a young man named Deacon—Roland never did learned his real name. Deacon was similar to Roland in a lot of ways, especially in his views on the world which allowed them to become fast friends. See, Roland was always a bit of a cynic but it had only really become a problem later in his life. The difference between Roland and Deacon was that Roland channeled his resentment into combating the criminal elements of New Babel while Deacon would use his to enable his selfish nature and propensity for illegal activity.

Their friendship came to an abrupt end when Roland decided to join the Agency, hoping to get a desk job to get closer to a young woman he fancied who worked there. Deacon saw this move as a betrayal of their shared world views, "working for the enemy," as Deacon puts it. He wouldn't see Deacon until years later. Despite his original goals, Roland was put through the paces in the recruitment process for the Agency and was deemed fit for "field work". He especially excelled at firearms training. Roland accepted his new role seeing as it paid better and allotted him more time on his DOOM counter; plus he never gave much thought to his own personal safety. Everyone's walking around with a ticking time bomb anyways.

Working as a field agent for five years, he gradually got closer to the young woman he was interested in: a gal by the name of Olivia Spetsmann. Roland would find himself tying the knot with Olivia some years down the line. Olivia, concerned for her husband's well-being, coerced him into leaving field work. Roland spent the next two years as a firearms instructor with the Agency. In some sense, he actually enjoyed his new job. I guess you could say he was a happy man during those times. But happiness is as short-lived as the people of New Babel. Roland would finally reunite with Deacon but, instead of a happy reunion, they found themselves in the position of being enemies. Roland—temporarily assigned field work—and a team of agents had put a stop to a guns and drugs operation perpetrated by a gang that just so happens to have Deacon as one of its members. The gang members including Deacon was imprisoned and sentenced to be executed via their DOOM counters.

Deacon and two other gang members managed to escape and, some time later, the former party kidnapped Roland's wife. Deacon filmed her death as her counter ran out and sent the footage to Roland. You can imagined the man's reaction. Long story short, Roland hunted Deacon down during one stormy night and, although he was asked to bring in Deacon alive, Roland wanted him to suffer the same fate as his wife. But, just seconds before Deacon's counter ran down, Roland drew his firearm and shot the man multiple times in his chest, killing him.

In the years leading to the present day, Roland has seen many of his friends and loved ones die at the hands of criminals or their own counters, embittering him further and further; creating the man you see today. He took an interest in old Western memorabilia which he saw at a museum once and that further influenced his character. Now, working exclusively as a field agent, Roland takes to the streets of New Babel each day to deliver his old-fashioned sense of justice to would-be criminals.

[color=#9fc2d9]► C Y B E R N E T I C  E N H A N C E M E N T S[/color]

[color=#9fc2d9]"I never quite got that. Cutting yourself up like that. So you can... download some illegal music to your face?"[/color]

Due to his old-fashioned sensibilities, Roland has no interest in cybernetic enhancements and thus has none.

[color=#9fc2d9]► P O S S E S S I O N S[/color]

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[*] [url=https://i.lensdump.com/i/AoKFxv.jpg]9mm Standard-Issued Agency Pistol:[/url] A standard-issued, semi-auto sidearm popular with Agency members. It's design is based off of the long-abandoned Glock 17. It is primarily composed of carbon and polymer material, making it light-weight and quick on the draw. Like all guns of today's age, it generates an electromagnetic field within its chamber to propel its projectile, very much in the fashion of a railgun. As a result of this, it is more damaging and accurate than firearms of the past; as well as being jam-free. However, it can be rendered useless with a sufficiently powerful EMP burst.
[*] [url=https://www.airsoft-entrepot.fr/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/700x350/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/w/e/we-px4-bulldog-bk-472.jpg].22 Double-Action Pistol:[/url] A small and discreet recoil-operation pistol that is meant to be used as a backup gun to a primary sidearm. This one is unique in that it uses the antiquated combustion chamber design of the past. So while it is only effective in short-range and against non-armored targets, it cannot be rendered useless by an EMP burst; it is, however, susceptible to jamming.
[*] [url=https://i.lensdump.com/i/AopqAi.png]12 Gauge Standard-Issued Tactical Shotgun:[/url] A standard for Agency members, this 12 gauge shotgun operates using the same electromagnetic rail principal as most guns. It is semi-auto and comes equipped with a breaching mechanism. Roland keeps it in the trunk of his car and only uses it if a situation calls for more firepower than usual.
[*] [color=#9fc2d9]Agency Badge:[/color] A metal and carbon-material badge in the shape of the Ministry's emblem (an inverse pyramid of three concentric triangles with a dot at the center). It is touch-activated, bringing up a hologram display of Roland's agent information.
[*] [url=https://i.lensdump.com/i/AoK5o7.jpg]Agency Cruiser:[/url] A single-operative vehicle for those a bit higher-up in the Agency pole. It comes equipped with an AI-operated computer system used to access the Agency's criminal database among other handy things.
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[color=#9fc2d9]► S K I L L S[/color]

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[*] [color=#9fc2d9]Proficient Marksman:[/color] Although far from the best, Roland is in his own right a highly proficient marksman, possessing a natural affinity for firearms and having taught it at the Agency for a span of two years. He's at his deadliest in short and medium range, but is no slouch at longer ranges either.
[*] [color=#9fc2d9]Quickdraw Expert:[/color] Where he lacks in accuracy and fancy aim, Roland more than makes up for in his specialty—the quickdraw. Having spent years emulating the quickdraw seen in old Western films, he has made it into an art rarely even heard of by others, let alone practiced. Roland prefers five in the chest than one in the head any day.
[*] [color=#9fc2d9]Skilled Investigator:[/color] Despite an itchy trigger finger, Roland is, himself, a worthwhile investigator. He's proficiently persuasive enough to get information out of someone most of the time, typically by painting a grim picture of the target's situation or getting them to act stupidly confident. And if that doesn't work, he can always threaten them.
[*] [color=#9fc2d9]Skilled Hand-to-Hand:[/color] He has fair knowledge of boxing and street-brawling; combined with an excellent physique, Roland makes for a skilled physical combatant, although he can certainly get his ass kicked if overwhelmed or against cybernetically-enhanced individuals. As always, he prefers to let his gun do the talking in these sorts of situations.
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